It was only when Shadow Emperor had silently crept to within a hundred meters of Hinas that—
Hinas, who was cultivating, finally furrowed his brow slightly.
He vaguely felt a kind of discomfort.
"Do it!"
Shadow Emperor notified Marys at once.
Marys did not hesitate at all, abruptly charging out of the range of Shadow Emperor's concealed cover.
A massive branch blasted toward Hinas's back.
Hinas's expression changed drastically.
He had never expected an enemy to launch a sudden attack on him.
And from less than a hundred meters behind him, no less.
It caught him completely off guard, leaving him no time to react at all.
The instant he sensed the attack, all he could do was activate his Energy Shield to its maximum.
Boom!
A deafening blast rang out.
Under Marys's strongest strike, even though Hinas was a full Great Realm higher, his Energy Shield still collapsed in an instant.
The enormous branch slammed into Hinas's back.
It sent Hinas's body flying forward.
Pfft!
A mouthful of blood sprayed from Hinas's mouth.
"Die!"
Marys wanted to press his advantage. While the effects of the Black Wing Grass that boosted his attack were still active, he once again swung the huge branch and whipped it toward Hinas.
Unfortunately, although the Black Wing Grass had greatly increased his attack and allowed his ambush to inflict a serious wound on Hinas, the injury was still far from enough to make Hinas lose the ability to resist.
Sensing Marys's attack, Hinas's body had lost balance, and he was powerless to evade or dodge.
Yet the energy within him surged rapidly.
The Power of Time Law circulated at high speed.
Five hundred meters, four hundred meters, three hundred meters...
The branch Marys had lashed out drew closer and closer to Hinas's back.
But